In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy combined with the "spaghetti technique" for the identification of surgical margins of lentigo maligna: experience in 70 patients.

In vivo reflectance confocal microscopy combined with the "spaghetti technique" for the identification of surgical margins of lentigo maligna: experience in 70 patients.

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Mar 24;:

Authors: Couty E, Tognetti L, Labeille B, Douchet C, Habougit C, Couzan C, Biron-Schneider AC, Cambazard F, Prade V, Rubegni P, Cinotti E, Perrot JL

Abstract
Lentigo maligna (LM) and lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM) account for 10% of all melanomas and are mainly located on head and neck areas.1-4 Complete surgical excision is the recommended treatment. However, this treatment is often challenging because of LM/LMM location in the face and the difficulty in the identification of its surgical margins1-5 . Local recurrence of LM/LMM still represents a major concern with recurrence rates after conventional surgical excision of 8 to 20% of cases, up to 47% in absence of Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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